Here comes the bride!

After much anxiety, 3 advil, some diet coke, and 2 cupcakes, I present to you...

Natalie's first Wedding.

No, I didn't get married. Nor
do I plan on having any number
of weddings greater than one.
(Which, I must say, is going to be
THE wedding of all weddings).

I simply tried my hand out at
the whole "wedding-photog" fuss.
I'm not sure how well I did. Or if
it's something I'd like to pursue in
efforts to get better :-P It is super
tiring. Holy smokes. One day, however,
I would love to be like Holly Shumacher.

WOW. Check her out. Uhm hi you're amazing, Holly.

Here is a sneak preview:

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*The room was lit by candles and lowlamps. Natalie+flash=disaster.

So cut me a break, mmkayy?*

Holla back, insomniac!

So this is what Sarah and I do at 2:10am on a Monday night.
We record 93 videos, and then she compiles them into one 6-minute masterpiece.
BAHA. Enjoy


"In essence, more people have developed a testimony on their feet baring it than on their knees praying for it" --Brigham Young

Opinionated much?

Natalie's personal{OVER-RATED}non preferential list

Natalie, you are not Angelina Jolie..so why would I give a hootie-owl what you like/don't like/thing is uber gay to the spice? Well, non-existent dialectee, I frankly don't know why you would. But if you do, I shall reveal to you some shinazz that I believe to be lame to the sauce. Drum roll, please..

1. The Swine Flu.

Some poor five year-old coughs and suddenly he's getting rushed to the E.R to have needles

jabbed into his tricep. Uhmmhi nothanks.

2. "Spanish is replacing English.."

Sometimes I really, really, really love school. Today was one of those days. I only like school on certain occassions, however--when it involves public speaking, when I can associate math into a conversation, and when I can argue with some punks who have no idea what they're talking about. Even if they do..better, allthemore. Today was one of those days. Our online discussion board prompt: "Will Spanish replace English in America?". I thought my political brains were going to explode all over the computer screen. People are so out of control. I'll copy and paste my irritated response. Somewhat haphazard. I wrote it as I was answering phones at work. Just sayin'.

Personally, I feel as though people are being too dramatic when it comes to the issue of Spanish "replacing" the English language. There is no doubt that the population of Spanish-speakers is certianly increasing. But that's not to say that they're going to overpopulate America, take control of the government, and impose the Spanish language on all United States citizens. Which is essentially what would have to occur in order for Spanish to dominate English in a primarily English-speaking country.

That's not to say Spanish won't become an increasingly popular language AMONG English-speakers. Even so, what's the harm in surrounding yourself in a second language? Isn't cultural diversity something that should be embraced? Sadly, it seems that many drape their eyes with the shield of ignorance and intolerance. <--HAHA lame preopsitional metaphor for the win.

Diverse acceptance shouldn't lay on the line of political party affiliation, race, or personal bias. It shoud equate to the underlying principle of HUMAN justice. Are we all not members of that race?

Personally, if anyone is "defiling" the English language, it's us. Lol. Srsly? 4 realz? Lyke omg!1

Get my point, d00d?

3. Robert Pattinson.

You know..the imposter "Edward Cullen". The one who looks/talks/possesses the same mannerisms as a paranoid schizophrenic? Yeah that guy. Spare me.

4. "Dumb" Blondes.

Or brunettes, for that matter. Woman: EMBRACE YOUR INTELLIGENCE. Elle Woods is a fictional character. It doesn't work that way in real life.

5. Ed Hardy.

Because everyone loves to wear bull dogs, swords and skulls in obnoxiously bold colors. Right? Oh..wait..

6. iPhone.

Touch screen is the epitome of teh-annoying-ness. *pokes #4* {Ohh, right Natalie..};

7. Twitter.

I have my own priorities to worry about. I don't need to worry about J-Lo's workout schedule, too. "I know that Michael Jordan likes his eggs overeasy". Don't worry about it..

Personal Statement

I prioritize my life, yet make the unpredicted things a priority. I expect consistency, and consistently expect change. I surmount obstacles, but sometimes obstacles surmount my motivation. My plans are flawed, but I know the plan for me is flawless.

I drink water, but prefer chocolate milk. I'm full of contradictions, but contradict that theory on occasion. I pay attention to the details, and won't go into detail about my attention-span.

I love opportunities, and hate attention. I spend too much time on meaningless things, yet never neglect the things that mean too much.

{fun with}

PUNtification.

Eighteen months

Sister Taets

Called to serve in the

Houston, Texas mission.

{spanish speaking}

Madison was brave enough to ask ME to take

her missionary pictures to send out to her familia.

(eh eh..check me out..flossin' that es-pan-ol)

Madison has always been an amazing example to

me. She's a convert of two years--

and one of the strongest people I know.

I adore this girl

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Thank you for letting me experiment with you :]

I love to see the temple

Family shoot at the temple with the Timothy's.

We shot a little later than I would have liked..and since
I shoot with natural light it didn't turn out quite

the way I would have preferred

(as far as shadows and sunglare is concerned)

but oh well. You have to learn sometime, I suppose.

Then Natalie had some fun with her camera, and what we photogs call "the blue hour".

Seriously one of my favorite times to shoot scenes:

I know I am a freak..

..but since WHEN did Nike start making snowboard boots?!?!?!

I will have this. I hhWILL. I hhWILL {forget it}. <--name that movie allusion.

If I had 398 dollars I would buy..

Okay HELLO is this not oh-so-wonderful?
I really like it.

Aside from that. Look at this:



With this:




Yeahh I'm in love. And have a belt that would work wonders. Hmm. If only that dang dress wasn't sold out.

Veronica loves Sarah

Just messing around last night.
Nothing super special came out of it.
But it was still fun.
I'm not a fan of flash/artificial lighting; which is why I prefer
to shoot outdoors with natural light.
Blah.
Manipulation, at its best.

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So things got a little fun..

and THAT'S how it's done, folks.

Lame blog post. Sorry.

Okay I am seriously dying over this outfit.

And I am about 4 hops and a step away from purchasing that skirt.

And trench.

WAHHHH.

Seriously. Come winter time I live in pea coats and scarves.

I LOVE FALL TIME.

This site is really cool, if you've never been there.

Polyvore.

Check it out. You can see outfits, and it links you to the

sites of the individual pieces :]

Tempted Town Lake

That's right..I told you that this blog was going

down the tubes and transforming into a Canon t1i bloggage place.
Haha.

So let us commence:

Tempe town lake+nighttime+long shutter speed+self-made tripod=

You like??

Okay. Here is the game. You give me an emotion/situation/random object. And I find a way to combine it all in a picture.

Ready, set, GO!